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Examining Chandigarh’s Draft Bed and Breakfast Policy
Urbanisation May 30, 2026

Examining Chandigarh’s Draft Bed and Breakfast Policy

Chandigarh’s draft B&B policy promotes regulated homestays to boost tourism while raising concerns about misuse, privacy, parking, and enforcement issues ...

Algorithmic Policing in India: The Case for a Governing Framework
Domestic Politics and Governance | Artificial Intelligence May 29, 2026

Algorithmic Policing in India: The Case for a Governing Framework

India is deploying facial recognition and algorithmic policing tools at scale without a governing framework, where unaddressed opacity and discriminatory error risk making efficiency come at the cost of justice ...

Debt, Nature, and the Asia-Pacific’s Triple Bind
International Affairs May 29, 2026

Debt, Nature, and the Asia-Pacific’s Triple Bind

Sovereign debt frameworks that ignore natural capital systematically misprice climate-vulnerable economies. Debt-for-nature swaps offer an instrument; the Inclusive Wealth framework provides the architecture to make them more than symbolic. ...

From Consumer to Co-Developer: Japan's Bet on GCAP
International Affairs May 29, 2026

From Consumer to Co-Developer: Japan's Bet on GCAP

The GCAP partnership reflects Tokyo's growing willingness to pursue advanced defence cooperation beyond traditional post-war constraints, and the increasing convergence between Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security frameworks ...

Strengthening India-Africa Collaboration for Sustainable Ocean Development
Maritime Security | Maritime Infrastructure | Maritime Governance Architecture May 29, 2026

Strengthening India-Africa Collaboration for Sustainable Ocean Development

By combining India’s technical and industrial strengths with Africa’s rich marine resources and growing institutions, the two regions can co-create a resilient, sustainable, and people-centred maritime future ...

Beyond UNCLOS: Culture, Community, and the Future of Ocean Governance
Maritime Security | Maritime Infrastructure | Maritime Governance Architecture May 28, 2026

Beyond UNCLOS: Culture, Community, and the Future of Ocean Governance

Effective ocean governance beyond UNCLOS will require integrated approaches that connect sustainability, safety, culture, and community at global and local scales ...

India’s Urban Measurement Crisis
Urbanisation May 28, 2026

India’s Urban Measurement Crisis

As Indian cities increasingly rely on data-driven governance, fragmented and exclusionary measurement systems are distorting how urban resilience, vulnerability, and public need are understood - and who gets counted in the process ...

Why West Bengal’s Next Growth Story Will Be Written in Clean Power
Sustainable Development | Climate Change May 28, 2026

Why West Bengal’s Next Growth Story Will Be Written in Clean Power

West Bengal's next industrial leap depends on one foundational choice: reliable, clean, round-the-clock power ...

The Many Pathways of PM SHRI: How States Are Shaping School Reform
Education May 28, 2026

The Many Pathways of PM SHRI: How States Are Shaping School Reform

As PM SHRI enters the final year of its approved implementation cycle, the scheme reveals diverse state pathways: cluster expansion, infrastructure bottlenecks, federal contestation, branding negotiations, and basic-service gaps ...

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Ashish Upreti

Ashish Upreti

Ashish Upreti is a serving Indian Army officer with over 25 years of experience in operations, crisis management and strategic communications. He has represented India at international forums and written articles and opinion pieces for national and international publications. In ...

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Ashish Upreti

Ashish Upreti is a serving Indian Army officer with over 25 years of experience in operations, crisis management and strategic communications. He has represented India at international forums and written articles and opinion pieces for national and international publications. In ...

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